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AFFILIATIONS: Nutrition |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Bioinformatics, Cardiovascular Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD), Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells |
Rebecca Grzadzinski, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I have an interest in early identification, biological markers, and intervention for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), such as autism and Down syndrome. I am investigating metrics of arousal/reacti … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Genetics, Mental illness, Neurobiology |
José Gaston Guillem, MD, MPH, MBA |
| Clinical / Research Focus: SPECIALTIES Boarded in General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery. Performs procedures for malignant and benign diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus including colon, rectal and anal cancer; inflammator … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Biology, Clinical Trials, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Implementation Science, Other, Population-based, Quality of Life, Surgery |
Carolina V. Guimaraes, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Guimaraes’s research interests lie within pediatric neuroradiology, including fetal and neonatal imaging. Aside from her clinical work, she is also interested in quality improvement and education. … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Pediatrics, Quality and Patient Safety, Sleep |
Melissa Haendel, PhD, FACMI |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Translational science breaks down traditional silos between scientific disciplines, empowering research innovation and implementation in biomedicine. The Translational and Integrative Sciences … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Genetics, Pediatrics, Program for Precision Medicine in Healthcare (PPMH) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioethics, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Health Informatics, Organismal Biology, Rural Health, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |
Robert S. Hagan, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an innate immunologist with a focus on pulmonary infections including viral (influenza, SARS-CoV-2) and bacterial (Streptococcus pneumoniae). My training background is in signaling biochemistry a … Read more |
Zongchao Han, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am trained in neuroscience with specialty in viral and non-viral nano-biomaterials-mediated gene/drug therapy. My research focuses on the use of nanotechnologies and biocompatible materials to devel … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Ophthalmology, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery, Gene Therapy, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Nanomedicine, Pharmacology |
Heather Cody Hazlett, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Hazlett is a licensed psychologist with a background in child neuropsychology. Dr. Hazlett’s primary research interests have focused on brain development in various neurodevelopmental and neurogen … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior, Genetics, Imaging, Mental illness, Neurobiology, Pediatrics |
Erin Heinzen, PharmD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Heinzen Lab focuses on the identification and functional characterization of rare genetic variants that cause epilepsy and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The lab uses cutting-edgesequencing a … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neuroscience Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Stem Cells |
Mark Heise, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We study alphavirus infection to model virus-induced disease. Projects include 1) mapping viral determinants involved in encephalitis, and 2) using a mouse model of virus-induced arthritis to identif … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Microbiology & Immunology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis & Infection, Virology |
Laura Herring, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Laura Herring is the Director of the UNC Proteomics Core Facility which provides mass spectrometry-based proteomics services for the analysis of proteins from tissues, cells or other biological sample … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pharmacology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Immunology, Metabolism, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanomedicine, Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Plant Biology, Quantitative Biology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine, Virology |








